Ceatec: Home environment ‘not right’ for 3D TV
The Ceatec electronics show in Japan is underway, featuring new technology like an entire home controlled by a smart phone, robots and all the innovations of the industry.
But there did seem to be one large omission.
Click editor Richard Taylor talks to presenter Gareth Mitchell about the lowering of interest in 3D technology in the home.
See the full post here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9757060.stm
Nathan Myhrvold’s Cunning Plan to Prevent 3-D Printer Piracy
The patent, issued Tuesday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, is titled “Manufacturing control system” and describes methods for managing “object production rights.”
The patent basically covers the idea of digital rights management, or DRM, for 3-D printers. ...
“You load a file into your printer, then your printer checks to make sure it has the rights to make the object, to make it out of what material, how many times, and so on,” says Michael Weinberg, a staff lawyer at the nonprofit Public Knowledge, who reviewed the patent at the request ofTechnology Review...
The patent isn’t limited to 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. It also covers using digital files in extrusion, ejection, stamping, die casting, printing, painting, and tattooing and with materials that include “skin, textiles, edible substances, paper, and silicon printing.”
TV to Drive Global Demand for 3D-Ready Devices, According to NPD DisplaySearch
Santa Clara, CALIF., September 26, 2012—The 3D display market is set to grow from 50.8 million units and $13.2 billion in revenue in 2011 to 226 million units and $67 billion in revenue in 2019 worldwide, according to the NPD DisplaySearch 3D Display Technology and Market Forecast Report. 3D TVs contribute heavily to this projection and create the largest revenue stream with anticipated growth from 25 million units in 2011 to approximately 180 million units in 2019.
“Despite some industry sentiment that the 3D bubble has burst, we expect 3D to continue to grow across several categories including TVs, portable devices, and public displays,” noted Jennifer Colegrove, PhD, Vice President of Emerging Display Technologies, NPD DisplaySearch. “In 2008, the 3D display market was under 1 million units and $902 million in revenue. By 2011, it had increased to nearly 51 million units and more than $13 billion in revenue. This is a trend we expect to continue.”
Evolving Auto-Stereoscopic (Glasses-Free) Technologies
The success of portable game devices with 3D displays, such as the Nintendo 3DS, has shown that auto-stereoscopic 3D (in which the 3D effect is created by the display and does not require glasses to see) is ready for use in commercial products. Moving forward, NPD DisplaySearch forecasts an increased penetration of auto-stereoscopic 3D in mobile phones and DSC/camcorders over the next few years.
Glasses will be necessary for many 3D applications such as TVs and monitors for many years to come due to the limitations and high price of auto-stereoscopic technologies for large displays. However, NPD DisplaySearch expects to see auto-stereoscopic 3D tablet PCs in the market in 2013 (LG Electronics previously produced an anaglyph 3D tablet that required red/blue glasses). In addition, auto-stereoscopic 3D has begun to be used in public displays as a method of gaining attention.
See the full press release here: http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/120926_tv_to_drive_global_demand_for_3d_ready_devices.asp
Bang & Olufsen unveils new BeoVision 11 luxury TV
The custom-made left and right channel speakers are set directly below the screen giving the BeoVision 11 a square (rather than standard widescreen) appearance. The channel speakers each include a ¾” tweeter, 2” midrange and 4” bass speaker with a changeable cover panel available in various different colours - to match your décor.
Available in 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch variants, the display itself is a 200Hz, LED-based, LCD screen capable of 2D, 3D and Smart TV functionality. In fact, it’s the first TV to feature Bang & Olufsen’s own Smart TV platform, meaning you can easily pull content from the likes of iPlayer and YouTube.
Read the full story here: http://www.t3.com/news/bang-and-olufsen-unveils-new-beovision-11-luxury-tv
3D-Printing: Growth or Value?
[Philip Lelyveld comment: this industry is really being driven by start-ups and the DIY industry, not the publicly traded firms.]
The craze in 3D printing was anticipated well-before media began to pick up on how its technology could disrupt industries. Companies like 3D Systems (DDD) began to trade upwards since the start of 2012, when shares were $15, and peaked in the summer at $44.30. Stratasys Inc. (SSYS) began the year at $30, and is now trading at $60 with a Price of Profit (POP) of 53. Both companies dipped in recent trading sessions. Only Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY) is managing to hold at close to its 52-week high.
Like all new revolutionary technologies, 3D-printing will need to be adapted on a wider-scale, which would mean ever-increasing demand, which supports the high POPs of 3D-Printing companies. Investors wanting to forecast how 3D growth might play out should look at the supply-side growth of the smartphone industry.
Read the full story here: http://wire.kapitall.com/investment-idea/3d-printing-growth-or-value/
3D office presented in Azerbaijani school first time
[Philip Lelyveld comment: 3D in the classroom by government decree!]
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Baku Education Department has presented today the first-in-Azerbaijan 3D office of the natural sciences.
Department’s spokesperson Zamina Asadova says that the 3D office was created at secondary school #18 named after Mikail Mushfig.
"Under the presidential order, school #18 was completely renovated and put into operation by the beginning of the school year – 15 September. The 3D office opened today in the school is designed for lesson on physics, chemistry, geography and biology for pupils of classes VI-IX. The office is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, and all the lessons are accompanied by an e-version of the objects in 3D format. We believe that creation of such an office stimulates pupils’ interest in natural sciences, to the staff of which Azerbaijan observes an increased demand for the last few years,” she emphasized.
According to Asadova, such an office functions only in this school, and in the near future creation of such office is not expected in other schools.
"In the future, perhaps in case of success of this project such 3D offices will be set up also in other schools of Baku," she said.
See the original post here: http://abc.az/eng/news/main/68292.html
ZTE to release 3D STBs operating Android
[Philip Lelyveld comment: 3D remains big in China and Asia.]
China’s second-largest maker of telephone equipment, ZTE, plans to release 3D set-top boxes (STBs) that will run Google’s Android operating system.
The STBs will allow video-calling functions, and support the HTML5 language for displaying internet content. They will be sold in the near future, according to ZTE.
The announcement comes after ZTE reached an agreement allowing the company access to the digital-TV systems of Kudelski’s Nagra division. It enables ZTE to sell intelligent STBs to customers of Nagra, which has a 70% share of Europe’s market for cable-TV devices, and 18% globally, ZTE said.
Read the full story here: http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/24419/zte-to-release-3d-stbs-operating-android.html
Space missions to go 3D
Many space maneuvers require a 3D understanding of the area involved; to solve this current cameras are placed in “stereo configurations” -- arrangements involving complex math, not the shape of a stereo sound system. Very complicated computations then use these 2D cameras to figure out the third dimension.
3D cameras became available as of 2000. These cameras work by using “time of flight” measurements to create the third dimension, a measure of a coded light signal traveling between camera and object.
Beyond space exploration, the low-cost "flight of time" approach to 3D imaging could have far wider civilian applications -- including cool, next-generation cameras for civilians.
See the full story here: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/10/05/space-missions-to-go-3d/
PandaBot: a friendly, affordable 3D printer
[Philip Lelyveld comment: another start-up hopeful joins the crowded 3D printer space. This time with an aluminum frame.]
See the full post with video on kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandarobotics/pandabot-a-friendly-affordable-3d-printer
Disney 3D movies head to LG Cinema 3D televisions in US
"LG 3D World app now offers a collection of hit movies for rental, including some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, beloved Disney Pixar animated films and classic Disney movies for the entire family," LG shouts on its website in the US.
See the full story here: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/47866/disney-3d-tv-lg-downloads